Fatal shooting at Denver screening of The Dark Knight Rises

[blackascoal]

I think it's a little to early to be politicizing this. It was a nut case and a person determined to kill a lot of people can do so with or with out a gun. Tim McViegh killed over 100 people with out a gun. None of the 911 Terrorist had a gun.

I think "politicizing" is the wrong term.

People are talking about it, and, in my opinion, there should be no limitations to that discussion.

A guy walks into a crowded movie and starts blasting away. Not much else is needed to draw some conclusions.

The sensitivities of those who support guns everywhere is unimportant.

 

[Cancel 2016.2]

Current reports are that there are 38 injured and 12 dead. That number has fluctuated a bit during the early hours of the morning out here.

This won't have anything to do with this, but the mall the theater is located in is called by the locals "murder mall" for the gang activity associated with the place. They keep saying that this is a place you would "take your kids" on the radio... I don't know anybody who would regularly take their kids there.

I have friends that live near there. It is where they normally go to the movies. Two of them were there last night. Different theater in the complex. If you don't live near there, obviously you are not inclined to go there. But when it is right on top of your house, you do.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

.. and I'd agree .. along with curbing the proliferation of violent video games. It appears the shooter is 24 years old.

It's not just video games. I'd agree that glorification and glammerization of violence is a problem with our culture. I think the persons age is irrellevent. Crazy has no age limit.

 

[Lowaicue]

in other words, they called other people that had guns.

to my knowledge, no automatic weapons were recovered. only semi-auto.

and as much respect as I have for you, I disagree with your opinion. thousands of people die by guns every year because those guns are in the wrong hands, not the right ones.

However those hands contained guns.

 

[PostmodernProphet]

.. and I'd agree .. along with curbing the proliferation of violent video games. It appears the shooter is 24 years old.

well then of course he must have been addicted to violent video games.....

 

[Mott the Hoople]

No I wasn't.

Yes you were. Fes up now!!

 

[SmarterthanYou]

the weapon of choice does matter, how do you kill 15 ppl with a knife? ( unless you're Bruce Lee -then you don't need weapons).

it's actually quite easy to kill that many with a knife, or even more if there is no escape for the intended victims and those victims have no courage to fight back.

Guns are unique, they have but one purpose -to kill, and it takes little skill when you use an automatic, or semi -automatic weapon.

then why do we spend so much money on training our military and law enforcement on weapons usage? one should stop reading brady campaign propaganda when it comes to guns.

 

[canceled.2021.1]

Did he manifest himself as a liberal? That is after all the ultimate mental disorder. Just saying

 

[Mott the Hoople]

I am going to wait until Monday to comment on this any further. I am very happy that no one here was involved or lost anyone.

Amen to that.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

.. and I'd agree .. along with curbing the proliferation of violent video games. It appears the shooter is 24 years old.

I also have to disagree with the movie and video game rhetoric. I've played and seen those hundreds of times and not once have I considered a shooting spree against people who have done me no harm.

 

[Damocles]

I have friends that live near there. It is where they normally go to the movies. Two of them were there last night. Different theater in the complex. If you don't live near there, obviously you are not inclined to go there. But when it is right on top of your house, you do.

I went there when I lived in that area. Of course I didn't have kids. I've been in that theater specifically, theater 9 at Century 16. I hear the fire alarm pulled at the beginning of it is still going off right now. I'm sure your friends' movie was interrupted. I'm glad they are okay.

 

[anatta]

I doubt that you can tell the level of his/her compassion. There are two sets of victims in this. The people who were killed and injured in Denver and the people of America who still have to combat the absolute stupidity of American gun laws.

I weep for both. For those who were shot and for those who WILL BE shot next time.

well I agree, the problem is our 2nd Amendment, the Independent clause is supreme as interpreted by SCOTUS. ( Maybe if you damn Brits hadn't tried to hold our colonies) - no i'm being facetious. This is the US mindset.

Please don't take offense. But America was founded on individual freedoms (Bill of Rights), the Founders..hard to say what Original intent was.
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well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed

The indepenent clause "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" has been interpreted as a stand alone.
The "well regulated militia"(dependent clause) is not considered to be an override of the independent clause/

 

[SmarterthanYou]

I think "politicizing" is the wrong term.

People are talking about it, and, in my opinion, there should be no limitations to that discussion.

A guy walks into a crowded movie and starts blasting away. Not much else is needed to draw some conclusions.

The sensitivities of those who support guns everywhere is unimportant.

then i guess there's no need to debate anything. If you try to take my guns, I will kill you.

 

[Mott the Hoople]

I think "politicizing" is the wrong term.

People are talking about it, and, in my opinion, there should be no limitations to that discussion.

A guy walks into a crowded movie and starts blasting away. Not much else is needed to draw some conclusions.

The sensitivities of those who support guns everywhere is unimportant.

Oh I could care less about the sensitivity of the gun nuts. They can rationalize anything but never draw the conclusion that easy access to firearms contributes to situations like these. Having said that, lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

However those hands contained guns.

and it could have easily been knives, swords, bombs, and vehicles. again, the choice of weapon isn't important unless you believe the brady campaign propaganda.

 

[anatta]

it's actually quite easy to kill that many with a knife, or even more if there is no escape for the intended victims and those victims have no courage to fight back

get out of here, 12-15 ppl with a KNIFE? maybe if no-one fought back, with a gun you don't get a chance to fight back. ridiculous

then why do we spend so much money on training our military and law enforcement on weapons usage? one should stop reading brady campaign propaganda when it comes to guns.

LEnforcement. military had a demonstated need for such training.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

well I agree, the problem is our 2nd Amendment, the Independent clause is supreme as interpreted by SCOTUS. ( Maybe if you damn Brits hadn't tried to hold our colonies) - no i'm being facetious. This is the US mindset.

Please don't take offense. But America was founded on individual freedoms (Bill of Rights), the Founders..hard to say what Original intent was.
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The indepenent clause "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed" has been interpreted as a stand alone.
The "well regulated militia"(dependent clause) is not considered to be an override of the independent clause/

that is because 'we the people' are that militia.

 

[canceled.2021.1]

maybe sell Jumbo popcorn, and a semiautomatic clip at the concession stand?
Or just have everyone armed? "show us your ID, and your gun to enter?" Go to Disneyworld: "you must be this tall to ride, and be packing?"

Now you are just being absurd. Just make it easier to carry a concealed weapon. I carry mine almost always. Movie theater, car, etc. etc. Obviously there are places I do not take it, like an airplane. But, I carry it quite a bit. The beauty is that you wouldn't know it.

You see, in a society where it was easier to carry a concealed weapon, many would wonder who was packing and who wasn't and they would think twice. Of course nut jobs are nut jobs and no amount of gun control laws will change that.

The sad thing is that libtardiots always use events like these to further their nazi goals of unarming the citizenry. They can hardly conceal their glee. Like Rahmbo the ballerina always says "Never let a good tragedy go to waste"

But, whenever a Muslime terrorist attacks, we aren't supposed to jump to conclusions. Oh no, we are supposed to sit back and wait to hear all of the facts. We are supposed to be understanding.

Now, I would have probably been packing in that theater. What would I have done? I don't know. My guess is make sure that my family was safe and if I could have safely gotten a clean shot on the dirtbag, I would have taken it. But, nobody really knows what they will do in those types of situations. That is why it is always best to be prepared and think about them before they happen.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

Oh I could care less about the sensitivity of the gun nuts. They can rationalize anything but never draw the conclusion that easy access to firearms contributes to situations like these. Having said that, lets not throw the baby out with the bathwater.

easy access to firearms LOLOLOLOL

you should get out more.

 

[Lowaicue]

Amen to that.

By Monday several more lives will have been sacrificed to American gun laws and the lunatics that think they have a god given right to own a device designed to kill.